SLP Tuition and Fees
Use the table below to explore more information on tuition and fees expectations for the Sumer Language Program. Deadlines for withdrawing from the Summer Language Program are as follows:
- Monday, June, 22, 2026 | Withdraw on our before this date for a 100% refund. Send an email to registrar@hds.harvard.edu to cancel your participation for the SLP 2025.
- Friday, June 26, 2026 | Withdraw between Tuesday, June 23, 2026 and Friday, June 26, 2026 for a 50% refund. Send an email to registrar@hds.harvard.edu to cancel your participation for the SLP 2026.
- Saturday, June 27, 2026 | Deadline to withdraw. No refunds given for withdrawals after Saturday, June 27, 2026.
For a description of the available payment methods, please visit Methods of Payment on the University Student Financial Services website. Note that non-HDS students are not eligible to participate in any payment plan, and must pay the full amount due prior to the start of the program.
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| If you are a... | And... | Tuition | Program fee ($500) |
|---|---|---|---|
Full-time HDS degree candidate | Enrolled in SLP for the first time, taking the SLP course for course credit or as an auditor | None | Yes |
Full-time HDS degree candidate | Enrolled in SLP after the first time | $2,600 Reduced tuition | No |
Part-time HDS degree candidate and those approved to pay on a per-course basis | $5,800 Full tuition | No | |
PhD student in the Study of Religion program | Entered the program fall 2015 or later and paying full tuition in the fall of 2026 | None | No |
PhD student in the Study of Religion program | Entered the program before fall 2015 | $2,600 Reduced tuition | No |
HDS nondegree student | $5,800 Full tuition | No | |
HDS special student | $5,800 Full tuition | No | |
Recently graduated HDS student (this past academic year) | $2,600 Reduced tuition | No | |
A Boston Theological Interreligious (BTI) Consortium student | Student will be enrolled full-time in the fall of 2026 at one of the BTI partner-schools | $2,600 Reduced tuition | No |
Non-HDS student | $5,800 Full tuition | No | |
Auditor (not for credit) | $2,600 Reduced tuition | No | |
All other Harvard undergraduates, masters program and doctoral students for all other Harvard schools (not CSR) | Student will be enrolled at Harvard in the fall, or recently graduated | $2,600 Reduced tuition | No |